The following is a brief overview of how to use the WhaleMap shiny app to customize the display of survey data. If you have further questions or requests, please submit a GitHub issue or emailed Hansen directly (hansen.johnson@dal.ca).
Click on the Colors tab on the Editor pane, then use the
Choose basemap: dropdown menu to select the background you
would like. Remember to click Go in the bottom left to plot
the new map.
Click on the Colors tab on the Editor pane, then use the
Color tracks by dropdown to select the variable you would
like to colorcode. Then use the Choose color palette
dropdown to pick a set of colors you would like.
Pro tip - If it starts looking messy, try switching to a different basemap (Grey often works well)
You can get creative and color tracks and detections by different variables
Click the Data tab on the Editor pane, then click the
Date range button underneath the
Choose date(s). This should bring up two date fields. You
can type in the date range you like (using YYYY-MM-DD format), or select
them using the popup calendar widgets.
Use the Choose platform name(s) to select specific
platforms, such as a specific plane or vessel, you would like to
display. The choices that appear are based on the date range selected
above. Make sure you remove the All option to only show
specific platforms
Canadian management is more extensive this year. Switch to the
Layers tab and scroll down to
Canadian Management section to turn specific layers on and
off. Note that some of them (e.g., Fishing grid) are clickable so you
can extract information about a particular layer.